blink-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: briefly shut the eyes

Commentary: NP1 BLINK

Examples:
The TV announcer never seems to blink.

Mappings:
VerbNet: hiccup-40.1.1,wink-40.3.1-1
FrameNet: Body_movement
PropBank: blink.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: cause to go away by blinking

Commentary: Includes: BLINK AWAY NP1 BLINK AWAY NP2

Examples:
His eyes reddened as he blinked away tears.

Mappings:
VerbNet: wink-40.3.1-1
FrameNet: Body_movement
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
blink_away 1

Sense Number 3: gleam or glow intermittently

Commentary: NP1 BLINK

Examples:
The crew realized that the lights were blinking on and off.

Mappings:
VerbNet: light_emission-43.1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3